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INTERNATIONAL WATERWAYS ; COMMISSION. Ottawa, Ont:, June 5.--A' report by the International Waterways Commission was made to the Canadian parliament: today. It deals with the effect on great lakes levels of the contemplated enlargement of the Chicago drainage canal; the pre- servation of the scenic beauty of Niagara Falls, and the exportation of power from Canada to the United States. The American and Canadian sections of the commission are unanimous in their 'findings. They advise stringent limita- tions on the amount of water which may be diverted by the Chicago canal and the amount to be diverted to power purposes at Niagara. 10,000 FT. CHICAGO LIMIT, In reference to the Chicago drainage canal the joint commission recommends that the government of the United States: prohibit the diversion of more than 10,000 cu. ft. of water per second for the canal, that amount being considered sufficient for the sanitary purposes of the city for all times: and providing for the largest navigable waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river, which has been considered by congress. The amount by which the mean level willbe lowered by the discharge of 10,000 cu. ft. through the canal is estimated at about'6 in. in Lakes Huron and Michigan, and about 5 in. in Lake Erie, and 4 in. in Lake Ontario. Any further diversion, the commis- sioners say, would mean the expenditure of a large amount of money to restore depth in both American and Canadian harbors, and _ to maintain a uniform draught of 14 ft. in the Canadian canal system. LIMIT POWER AT NIAGARA, With respect to the proposal to erect a dam or dams in the Niagara river with a view to maintaining the level of Lake Erie, the commission has agreed that no works would be authorized which would lower the levels in Lake Ontario or the St. Lawrence river. The commissioners make some impor- tant recommendations with regard to the question of power development at Niag: ara Falls and' restriction of the amount of water to be taken on both sides of the falls by the various power companies. After 'briefly reviewing the history of the agitation to preserve the scenic effects of the falls, and noting that so far only 'two companies in New York state and three on the Canadian side of the river have actually constructed works, the com- missioners refer to the other proposed power development schemes on each side of the river, for which charters have been granted, under which water in unlimited quantities could have been taken at points above the falls. All these proposed: de- velopments, the commissioners say, would TAE MaRINE: REVIEW affect more or less seriously the level of Lake Erie and all are objectionable. CONCLUSIONS OF COMMISSION, The commission reached the following conclusions: First--That it would be a sacrilege to destroy the scenic effect of the Niagara Falls, Second--More than 36,000 cu. ft: per second on'the Canadian side of the Niag- 27 all streams 'which: flow across the boundary. SENATOR GALLINGER ON THE OCEAN» MAIL BILL. Senator Gallinger, who conducted the fight for the passage of the ocean mail bill, which he: succeeded in' making. a portion of 'the post office appropriation bill, but' which subsequently was defeated' BATTLESHIP NORTH DAKOTA, BUILDING' AT FORE RIVER, SHOWING HER 35.7 PER CENT COMPLETED, ara river and 18,500 cu. ft. per second on the United States side, including di- version for power purposes on the Erie canal, cannot be diverted: without: injury to Niagara Falls as a whole. The com- mission, therefore, recommends that the diversion of water. be limited to these amounts respectively, and in addition thereto a diversion for sanitary purposes -- not to exceed 10,000 cu. ft. per second be authorized for the*Chicago drainage canal, The Canadian section, while assenting to these conclusions, did so upon the un- derstanding that any treaty on that basis" should be limited to the term of 20 years and should establish a principle applicable to all diversions or uses of water adja- cent to the international boundary and of in the conference committee, has not given up hope for this legislation. He predicted that at the next session of this congress the proposition would be agreed to. Analyzing the recent: vote in the house and the growth of sentiment favorable to the subsidy plan Mr. Gal- linger said: "The ocean mail bill, which passed the senate on'! March 20, without a division, and later was sustained by the senate in the post office appropriation bill, on a vote of 46° to 12, is not killed by the ac- tion of the house in failing to accept it on'a narrow vote of 145 to 153. Friends of the bill believe that next December it will win by a decisive majority. The ex- ultation which: the temporary defeat of this measure has aroused in Liverpool,